Table of Contents
- About the Authors
- Wireless Broadband Services
- 1. What is a Broadband Service?
- 2. What Kinds of Networks Support Broadband Services?
- 3. Why Wi-Fi, WiMAX, LTE, and 4G?
- 4. Network Value Chain
- 4a. Network Value Chain: The Wired Network
- 4b. Network Value Chain: The Wireless Network
- 4c. Network Value Chain: The Handset
- 5. Our Focus
- "The WiMAX Industry"
- (Part One of Four)
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Vendors Perspective - WiMax
- 2a. Vendor Profiles
- 2b. Specialized Vendors
- i. Alvarion
- ii. Redline Communications
- iii. Proxim Wireless Corporation
- iv. Airspan
- v. Aperto Networks
- 3. The Cisco and Intel Connection
- 4. The Sprint WiMAX Model
- 4a. Key Features and Functions
- 4b. Sprint - Soft Launches
- 5. Why Did Sprint Choose WiMAX?
- 6. The Clearwire WiMax Model - Before Sprint
- 7. The Clearwire WiMax Model - After Sprint
- 8. Possible Clearwire WiMAX Strategy Without Sprint
- 9. The Google Factor/The Intel Factor
- 10. The Korean, SK Telecom, Samsung WiMax Model
- 10a. Key Features and Functions
- 10b. WiBRO
- 10c. Deployment Plans
- 11. Huawei and ZTE- China' s WiMax Model
- 11a. Key Features and Functions
- 11b. Deployment Plans
- 12. Test & Certification - WiMAX Products
- 12a. WiMAX Forum"!
- 12b. Telecordia and Sprint Laboratories
- 13. Standards Impact - WiMAX
- 13a. Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
- 13b. International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
- 14. Costs Impact - WiMAX
- 14a. Terminal Customer Premise Equipment (CPE)
- 14b. WiMAX Infrastructure
- 15. Market Analysis
- 15a. Estimated Subscriber Growth 2007-2012
- 15b. US Internet Market Value Forecast 2006-2010
- 15c. Handset Sales Comparison
- 15d. Ecosystems
- Technical References
- "The Wi-Fi Industry"
- (Part Two of Four)
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Wi-Fi Suffers a Setback - EarthLink and AT&T Mobility
- 2a. Running the Numbers - EarthLink
- 2b. EarthLink - Update February 2008
- 3. The Vendor' s Perspectives
- 3a. Global Outlook - Economic
- 4. Vendor Profiles
- 4a. Vendor Profiles
- i. Xirrus
- a. Xirrus Demo - Interop October 2007
- b. Xirrus Deployment - Amelia Island Plantation
- c. Xirrus - 802.11n System Info
- ii. SkyPilot Networks
- a. Skypilot Attributes
- b. Skypilot - Deployments - Bahrain
- iii. Cisco Systems
- a. Cisco Mobility Solutions
- b. Cisco Mobility Solutions - What It Is and The Benefits
- c. Cisco Wireless Solutions
- d. Cisco Outdoor Wireless Solutions - The Focal Point of Cisco' s
Efforts
- e. Cisco Outdoor Wireless Solutions - The Technology
- f. Cisco Outdoor Wireless Solutions -Deployments -
OneCommunity/OneCleveland - THE Digital BRIDGE
- g. Cisco Outdoor Wireless Solutions -Deployments -
OneCommunity/OneCleveland - PBS Broadcasts to RTA Communters
- h. Cisco Outdoor Wireless Solutions - The Benefits
- i. Cisco Outdoor Wireless Solutions and Mobility - The Power of
the Single Number - Cisco Unified Mobility
- 5. Service Provider/Carrier Models
- 5a. The Wi-Fi Model - Alverno Information Services
- 5b. The Wi-Fi Model - T-Mobile Wi-Fi/Cellular - Ahead of iPhone
- i. Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) - Convergence
- ii. T-Mobile and 3G
- 5c. The Wi-Fi Model - AT&T Mobility
- i. AT&T News - January 2008
- 5d. The Wi-Fi Model - MetroFi
- i. MetroFi Services
- ii. MetroFi Solutions - Digital Inclusion
- iii. MetroFi - Example Network Deployment - Santa Clara
- 5e. The Wi-Fi Model - EarthLink
- 6. Test & Certification - Wi-Fi Products
- 6a. Performance Testing Outlined
- 6b. The Wi-Fi Alliance
- i. Wi-Fi Alliance Authorized Certification Laboratories
- 1. Allion Test Labs, Inc. (Taiwan)
- 2. AT4 wireless(Spain)
- 3. Bureau Veritas - ADT (Taiwan)
- 4. CETECOM (USA, Germany)
- 5. SGS Group (Taiwan, Japan, Korea)
- 6. Telecommunication Metrology Station (TMC) (China)
- 7. TUV Rheinland Group (USA, Japan)
- 8. Wipro Technologies (India)
- ii. Wi-Fi Alliance - The Futue
- 6c. CTIA Test and Certification
- 6d. Tolly Group Test and Certification
- 7. Standards Impact - Wi-Fi
- 7a. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- i. Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
-Technical Details
- 7b. International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
- 8. Costs Impact - Wi-Fi
- a. Terminal Customer Premise Equipment (CPE)
- 9. Infrastructure - "Steps To A Successful Wireless Broadband Network"
- 10. Market Analysis
- a. Market Drivers and Revenue Forecasts
- B. The Pros & Cons "Wi-Fi Profitability"
- 11. Technical Reference "Face-Off 4G vs. WiMAX vs. Wi-Fi"
- Long Term Evolution (LTE)
- (Part Three of Four)
- 1. Introduction
- 2. What is LTE?
- 3. LTE Network Architecture - SAE
- 3a. Service Architecture Evolution (SAE) - Node Definitions
- i. GPRS Support Node (GSN):
- ii. Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN):
- iii. Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN)
- 3b. System Architecture Evolution (SAE) - Diagram
- 3c. GPRS Core Network - The Foundation of SAE
- 3d. GPRS Tunneling Protocol (GTP)
- 4. LTE Air Interface: E-UTRA
- 5. What Carriers are Pursuing LTE
- 6. Qualcomm and LTE
- "The 4G Industry"
- (Part Four of Four)
- 1. Introduction
- 2. What is 4G?
- 3. Three Approaches of 4G
- 3a. 4G Approach #1 - Enhanced 3G or Extended 3G or Open Architecture
- 3b. 4G Approach #2 - Long Term Evolution (LTE)
- 3c. 4G Approach #3 - WiMAX
- 4. 4G Drivers
- 5. Wi-Fi - Not a 4G Technology Today
- 6. A Potential 4G Technology? Femtocells?
- 7. Handsets: 2G, 3G and 4G - The iPhone
- 8. Market Analysis - The Future of Broadband Wireless
- 8a. Challenges
- 8b. Conclusion
- Summary and Conclusion
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